SEER is an authoritative source of information on cancer incidence and survival in the United States. SEER currently collects and publishes cancer incidence and survival data from population-based cancer registries covering approximately 28 percent of the U.S. population.

Access the Detailed Asian/Pacific Islander Database

In order to access the custom database, you must already have access to SEER research data through SEER*Stat in client-server mode. The data are not distributed on the SEER*Stat DVD or compressed data files

If you already have access, send an email to seercustomdata@imsweb.com to request access to the Asian/Pacific Islander database. Please include a brief description of your research goals and the project in your email.

Race/Geography Available for Analysis

The following table shows the racial/ethnic group and geographic area combinations that are available for analysis with this database.

Race/Ethnic Group

CAa

CT

HI

IA

NJ

NM

UT

Atlanta metrob

Detroit metrob

Seattle-Puget Soundb

x Indicates area was included in rate calculations.a
Includes cancer registries for San Francisco/Oakland, San Jose/Monterey, Los Angeles, and all remaining areas in California combined.
b Indicates number of counties within the 3-county Metropolitan Detroit area, 5-county Metropolitan Atlanta area, and the 13-county Seattle-Puget Sound area for which population estimates were NOT suppressed by the Census Bureau, and thus could be included in the incidence analyses.c Incidence rates calculated for combined group of Asian Indians & Pakistanis due to SEER program coding rule.

Asian Indian or Pakistanic

x

x

x

x

x

3

x

2

Chinese

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

9

Filipino

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

11

Japanese

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

9

Guamanian/Chamorro

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

6

Kampuchean

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

1

10

Korean

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

10

Laotian

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

7

Native Hawaiian

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

1

1

5

Samoan

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

1

5

Vietnamese

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

6

Publication Policy

Researchers must send a copy of any manuscript or book chapter to the seercustomdata@imsweb.com prior to submitting it to a journal for review.

The review is to ensure the confidentiality of individuals in the data. The review is not intended to assess the scientific merit of a manuscript. Researchers are not required to submit copies of meeting abstracts or power point presentations for review.